BPDA Board Approves Stanhope Hotel Project – The Boston Sun

BPDA Board Approves Stanhope Hotel Project – The Boston Sun

By Adam Swift A proposed hotel at the site of the Stanhope Street Stables building across from Back Bay Station got the okay to move forward from the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA)Board of Directors last week. “The project is an approximately 124,000 square feet, 21-story, 300 key hotel with restaurant space on the ground floor,” said BPDA project manager Quinn Valcich. “The project will be compliant with the Stuart Street Distri…

Boston Planning & Development Agency Board Approves IDP Changes

By Adam Swift Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to increase affordable housing units in new construction in the city was approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) Board of Directors at its monthly meeting last week. The change to the city’s inclusionary zoning policy would see the effective rate of affordable units in new developments increase from 13 to 20 percent, and codify the changes in the city’s zoning ordinances. The incl…

Boston Planning & Development Agency Board Approves IDP Changes – Beacon Hill Times

By Adam Swift Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to increase affordable housing units in new construction in the city was approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) Board of Directors at its monthly meeting last week. The change to the city’s inclusionary zoning policy would see the effective rate of affordable units in new developments increase from 13 to 20 percent, and codify the changes in the city’s zoning ordinances. The inclu…